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10 December 2010
Last updated at 07:38 ET
The husband of a woman who was murdered on their honeymoon in South Africa has been granted bail by the High Court.
Shrien Dewani, 31, from Bristol, was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder his wife Anni. South African authorities had opposed bail.
Mrs Dewani, 28, from Sweden, was shot after being kidnapped in a taxi in Cape Town with her husband last month.
High Court judge Mr Justice Ouseley has now granted him bail at a hearing in London.
Mr Dewani, a care home owner from Westbury-on-Trym, denies any involvement in the murder of his wife.
On Wednesday the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court had agreed bail on condition that he pay a £250,000 surety and wear an electronic tag.
'Extradition hearing' Mr Dewani told that court he did not consent to being extradited.
But lawyers for the South African authorities argued that if Mr Dewani was permitted bail there were substantial grounds for suspecting he would not surrender for an extradition hearing.
He was then remanded in custody pending the High Court hearing.
Mr Justice Ouseley has now allowed the application for bail.
The South African authorities want to question Mr Dewani after taxi driver Zola Tongo told Western Cape High Court he was offered 15,000 rand (£1,400) by Mr Dewani to kill his wife.
The couple's taxi was hijacked on 13 November in Cape Town as the pair were travelling through the tough Gugulethu township.
Ms Dewani's expensive wristwatch, a white-gold and diamond bracelet, her handbag and her mobile phone were stolen. Mr Dewani was released unharmed.
On Tuesday, 31-year-old Tongo, from Bothasig, was sentenced to 18 years' jail for murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and perverting the course of justice.
Xolile Mnguni, 23, and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, 25, who are charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances, will appear before Wynberg Regional Court on 25 February.
A full trial at Western Cape High Court is due to begin at a later date.
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Shrien Dewani, 31, from Bristol, was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder his wife Anni. South African authorities had opposed bail.
Mrs Dewani, 28, from Sweden, was shot after being kidnapped in a taxi in Cape Town with her husband last month.
High Court judge Mr Justice Ouseley has now granted him bail at a hearing in London.
Mr Dewani, a care home owner from Westbury-on-Trym, denies any involvement in the murder of his wife.
On Wednesday the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court had agreed bail on condition that he pay a £250,000 surety and wear an electronic tag.
'Extradition hearing' Mr Dewani told that court he did not consent to being extradited.
But lawyers for the South African authorities argued that if Mr Dewani was permitted bail there were substantial grounds for suspecting he would not surrender for an extradition hearing.
He was then remanded in custody pending the High Court hearing.
Mr Justice Ouseley has now allowed the application for bail.
The South African authorities want to question Mr Dewani after taxi driver Zola Tongo told Western Cape High Court he was offered 15,000 rand (£1,400) by Mr Dewani to kill his wife.
The couple's taxi was hijacked on 13 November in Cape Town as the pair were travelling through the tough Gugulethu township.
Ms Dewani's expensive wristwatch, a white-gold and diamond bracelet, her handbag and her mobile phone were stolen. Mr Dewani was released unharmed.
On Tuesday, 31-year-old Tongo, from Bothasig, was sentenced to 18 years' jail for murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and perverting the course of justice.
Xolile Mnguni, 23, and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, 25, who are charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances, will appear before Wynberg Regional Court on 25 February.
A full trial at Western Cape High Court is due to begin at a later date.
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